The stories of Graham Platner and Roy Moore, although unfolding in different parties and different eras, trace the same institutional pattern: Modern political parties elevate outsiders when they are useful and abandon them when they become inconvenient. Platner and Moore…
Between July 4 and Nov. 3, faith leaders seek fair access to the voting booth
Four months before the midterm elections, Minnesota faith leaders who previously have protested against federal immigration agents have unveiled a multistate initiative to ensure fair elections.
The spiritual discipline of losing
This is the 11th in a BNG series of articles on Christianity and democracy related to the celebration of America’s 250th birthday. The series has been curated by Carol McEntyre, senior minister at First Baptist Church of Greenville, S.C. One…
Court blocks Trump’s federal voter database
A federal court has ordered the Trump administration to dismantle a massive database created to investigate and potentially purge U.S. citizens from voter rolls nationwide. Maintained by the Department of Homeland Security, the databank was formed by merging sensitive data…
Those who would ‘own the libs’ need to own this president’s actions
We’ve been told over and over that many of those who laugh at Donald Trump’s outrageous behavior and overlook his perpetual lying and callous cruelty do so because they love how angry it makes “liberals” like me. They will do…
Trump tells ‘dizzying array’ of lies in five days
CNN identified 28 distinct lies President Donald Trump told in five days last week in what it called a “dizzying variety” of falsehoods on matters of national importance. “There is so much going on in the news that it can…
After Primary Day, where are we?
I want to offer a few propositions for where our country is politically after this week’s round of primary voting, mainly in the South. President Donald Trump continues to destroy the careers of those Republican politicians who demonstrate independent judgment….
Why Religion, Not Income, Predicts the American Vote
Here’s one advantage of being a professor that I’ve only really started to appreciate in the last couple of years: if you sit with an idea long enough—thinking about it repeatedly for days on end—you eventually find a new way…
Tuesday was a night for the ‘nones’
Tuesday night marked an interesting election cycle, even for an off-year election. Three major races dominated the conversation: The New York City mayoral race, the New Jersey gubernatorial race, and the Virginia gubernatorial race. What made these races interesting is…
Trump’s latest bundle of lies endangers trans folk the most
“No transgender for everyone,” Donald Trump declared of his second term as president in a controversial social media post Oct. 27. In an 83-word Truth Social post that boasted at least eight flagrant lies, Trump included as part of his…
Trump declares he has power over U.S. elections
Donald Trump, who claims he never lost an election that wasn’t rigged or stolen, issued an executive order last week declaring his authority to determine which American citizens can vote, how they vote, when they vote and how results are…
Fight for voting rights by actually voting, speakers urge
Faith-based activists must continue the fight for voter rights if religious freedom and a pluralistic democracy are to survive the 2024 election and thrive beyond it, said Adam Phillips, chief strategy officer for Interfaith America. Members of congregations across the…